Weekly plans and assignments follow. They will be updated and expanded weekly and kept from the first day of a unit to the last. Scroll down to find today's plans.
Civil War and Reconstruction Unit
Current EC Discussions- Should the U.S. Abolish the Electoral College? + Scholastic Magazine May 18th edition.
Monday, May 9- HW: Read over new unit documents, preview Chapters 17 and 18 in American Nation, and look for your Image Collage topic 8th period only- 15 minutes to finish the 1860 Election Essay due to an extra short period. (All others need to finish, if need be, during 1st noon rec or after school) Civil War Guiding Questions and ID's provided Civil War Image Collage project instructions provided and modeled. 1860 Election Results Nystrom Atlas activity
Tuesday, May 10- HW: Decide on your Image Collage Topic. Review Chapters 16.5 and 17.1 in American Nation pgs 478-489,(Or ABC-CLIO "A War Begins") Timeline and Map of Secession Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address Fort Sumter Decision Options Table Group Simulation
Wednesday, May 11- HW: Work on your Image Collage. Review Chapter 17.2 in American Nation pgs 490-496.(Or ABC-CLIO "Major Events of the War") Civil War Image Collage Topics due Civil War 1861-1862 Bull Run to Antietam and the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation Mapping and Analyzing the Emancipation Proclamation
Thursday, May 12- HW: Work on your Image Collage. Review Chapters 17.3 and 17.4 in American Nation pgs 496-504. (Or ABC-CLIO "War on the Homefront") Glory- Day 1 Viewing, Context, and Discussion
Friday, May 13- HW: Work on your Image Collage and post to the extra credit discussions. Glory- Day 2 Viewing, Context, and Discussion
Monday, May 16- HW: Work on Image Collage
Lieber Codes - Rules of War
Emancipation Proclamation / Gettysburg Address
Military Organization- Ranks and Units
Glory- Day 3 Viewing, Context, and Discussion
Tuesday, May 17-HW: Finish Image Collage and Submit through Google Classroom, Preview Chapter 17.5 pgs 505-510.
Causes of the Civil War Essays returned Glory- Conclusion and Reflections Writing
Glory Debriefing and Epilogue
Wednesday, May 18-HW: Preview Chapter 18.1 pgs 514-519
Image Collages due. To be shared with table groups. Best of Collection to be posted to wiki.
Civil War End-Game, Gettysburg to Appomattox
Work with Nystrom Atlas of US History
Video- Civil War in 8 minutes conclusion...
Thursday, May 19-HW: Preview Chapter 18.2 pgs 521-525 or ABC-CLIO "Reconstruction Plans"
View Excerpts from "Lincoln"
13th Amendment, 2nd Inaugural,
Lincoln Assassination
Poem: "O Captain, my Captain"
Friday, May 20-HW: Preview Chapter 18.3 pgs 526-529 or ABC-CLIO "40 Acres and a Mule". Last Chance to post to EC Discussions.
Reconstruction Challenges
Begin Work on History Alive Steps Forward- Steps Back packet about Reconstruction
Monday, May 23-HW:Preview AN Chapter 18.4, pgs 530-533 or see ABC-CLIO "Resistance and Triumph". Organize and start reviewing for Wednesday's summative. Reconstruction Challenges- Images + History Alive 22.8 Begin Work on History Alive Steps Forward- Steps Back packet about Reconstruction 23.2,23.3,23.4
Tuesday, May 24-HW: Study for tomorrow's summative. Bring American Nation Textbook for turn-in. Complete Steps Forward- Steps Back packet. 23.5,23.6 Klan Trial Testimony Was Reconstruction more of a success or a failure?
Wednesday, May 25-HW: Take all of your supplies home. Civil War and Reconstruction Summative Turn in American Nation Textbooks
Thursday, May 26: Have a Great Summer. Do your best at AHS! Class officer voting in Social Studies Class Immigrant Citizenship Test II How well do you know American History? - Trivia Game
Welcome to 8th Grade Social Studies
Weekly plans and assignments follow. They will be updated and expanded weekly and kept from the first day of a unit to the last. Scroll down to find today's plans.Civil War and Reconstruction Unit
Current EC Discussions- Should the U.S. Abolish the Electoral College? + Scholastic Magazine May 18th edition.
Monday, May 9- HW: Read over new unit documents, preview Chapters 17 and 18 in American Nation, and look for your Image Collage topic
8th period only- 15 minutes to finish the 1860 Election Essay due to an extra short period. (All others need to finish, if need be, during 1st noon rec or after school)
Civil War Guiding Questions and ID's provided
Civil War Image Collage project instructions provided and modeled.
1860 Election Results
Nystrom Atlas activity
Tuesday, May 10- HW: Decide on your Image Collage Topic. Review Chapters 16.5 and 17.1 in American Nation pgs 478-489,(Or ABC-CLIO "A War Begins")
Timeline and Map of Secession
Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address
Fort Sumter Decision Options Table Group Simulation
Wednesday, May 11- HW: Work on your Image Collage. Review Chapter 17.2 in American Nation pgs 490-496.(Or ABC-CLIO "Major Events of the War")
Civil War Image Collage Topics due
Civil War 1861-1862 Bull Run to Antietam and the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
Mapping and Analyzing the Emancipation Proclamation
Thursday, May 12- HW: Work on your Image Collage. Review Chapters 17.3 and 17.4 in American Nation pgs 496-504. (Or ABC-CLIO "War on the Homefront")
Glory- Day 1 Viewing, Context, and Discussion
Friday, May 13- HW: Work on your Image Collage and post to the extra credit discussions.
Glory- Day 2 Viewing, Context, and Discussion
Monday, May 16- HW: Work on Image Collage
Lieber Codes - Rules of War
Emancipation Proclamation / Gettysburg Address
Military Organization- Ranks and Units
Glory- Day 3 Viewing, Context, and Discussion
Tuesday, May 17-HW: Finish Image Collage and Submit through Google Classroom, Preview Chapter 17.5 pgs 505-510.
Causes of the Civil War Essays returned
Glory- Conclusion and Reflections Writing
Glory Debriefing and Epilogue
Wednesday, May 18-HW: Preview Chapter 18.1 pgs 514-519
Image Collages due. To be shared with table groups. Best of Collection to be posted to wiki.
Civil War End-Game, Gettysburg to Appomattox
Work with Nystrom Atlas of US History
Video- Civil War in 8 minutes conclusion...
Thursday, May 19-HW: Preview Chapter 18.2 pgs 521-525 or ABC-CLIO "Reconstruction Plans"
View Excerpts from "Lincoln"
13th Amendment, 2nd Inaugural,
Lincoln Assassination
Poem: "O Captain, my Captain"
Friday, May 20-HW: Preview Chapter 18.3 pgs 526-529 or ABC-CLIO "40 Acres and a Mule". Last Chance to post to EC Discussions.
Reconstruction Challenges
Begin Work on History Alive Steps Forward- Steps Back packet about Reconstruction
Monday, May 23-HW:Preview AN Chapter 18.4, pgs 530-533 or see ABC-CLIO "Resistance and Triumph". Organize and start reviewing for Wednesday's summative.
Reconstruction Challenges- Images + History Alive 22.8
Begin Work on History Alive Steps Forward- Steps Back packet about Reconstruction 23.2,23.3,23.4
Tuesday, May 24-HW: Study for tomorrow's summative. Bring American Nation Textbook for turn-in.
Complete Steps Forward- Steps Back packet. 23.5,23.6
Klan Trial Testimony
Was Reconstruction more of a success or a failure?
Wednesday, May 25-HW: Take all of your supplies home.
Civil War and Reconstruction Summative
Turn in American Nation Textbooks
Thursday, May 26: Have a Great Summer. Do your best at AHS!
Class officer voting in Social Studies Class
Immigrant Citizenship Test II
How well do you know American History? - Trivia Game